TikTok Competitor Chingari Raises $1.3 Million Seed Round
India’s social media upstarts are filling their war-chests to try to fill in the void created by the ban of TikTok. Homegrown TikTok…
Category: Startups
Flipkart Announces Accelerator Program Startup Leap, Will Give Equity-Free Grants Of $25k To Startups
From itself being a fledgling startup 13 years ago, to helping out new startups now, Flipkart seems to have come a full circle….
Zomato Introduces Controversial “Period Leaves”, Women Employees To Get Extra 10 Leaves Per Year
Indian startups might be mired in crores of losses, but they’re still experimenting with some controversial HR ideas. Zomato has introduced the concept…
Google, Facebook To Let Employees Work From Home Till Mid 2021
The biggest companies in the world seem to be in no hurry to return to offices after the coronavirus lockdowns had forced employees…
Byju’s Acquires 20-Month Old Mumbai Startup Whitehat Jr For Rs. 2,250 Crore
The coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a pall of gloom for India’s startup industry, but it’s also seen some incredible deals being…
TikTok Agrees To Sell Its US Operations, Hours After Trump Threatened To Ban Chinese App: Reports
After India had banned TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps last month, the US also appears to have forced the app to leave…
Flipkart Launches Flipkart Quick, A 90-Minute Hyperlocal Delivery Service For Groceries And Electronics
Flipkart is taking yet another stab at the hyperlocal deliveries market. Flipkart has announced a 90-minute hyperlocal delivery service for groceries and electronic…
Dunzo Says Users’ Last-Known Locations, Phone Numbers, And Phone Types Were Compromised In Data Hack
The Dunzo data breach, which was first disclosed earlier this month, might have been more serious than initially estimated. Dunzo has now said…
Reliance Brands Buys 15% Of Lingerie Brand Zivame, In Talks To Take Full Control Of Firm
Reliance’s startup acquisitions thus far have centered around tech — it had previously acquired chatbot company Haptik, and Hyderabad-based startup NowFloats. It now…